Description
Studio portrait of 3302 Private Colin John Flood, 34th Battalion, of Manilla, NSW. He was born in Crediton, England and arrived in Australia at the age of 20. A labourer prior to enlisting in May 1917, Pte Flood embarked from Sydney with the 8th Reinforcements on board HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 16 July 1917. After further taining in England he arrived for service in France on 18 January 1918. Pte Flood was killed in action on 31 March 1918 at Hangard Wood, near Villers-Bretonneux, France. He was 26 years of age.
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Accession Number
P08400.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Credit Line
Donor K O'Brien
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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